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The rack picked up six satellites in orbitRocket Lab
Rocket Lab successfully launched its third rocket, the first fully commercial flight and the main turning point for the new company.
Their Electron rocket, nicknamed "It's Business Time," was removed from the company's first launch complex 1 in New Zealand's Maahia Peninsula at noon. 10.50 evening evening Nineteen minutes after launch, the two-stage rocket separation and the upper stage – Curie – took satellites to their final orbit 500 kilometers (310 miles) above the ground.
"The world wakes up in the new Normal mode," said Rocket Lab leader Peter Beck statement, statement. "With an electron, launch vehicle quickly and securely accesses space, there is now a small satellite reality."
The rocket is only 17 meters tall, with a quarter of the largest cousins, such as the SpaceX Falcon 9 rockets. But only $ 5.7 million, compared to $ 50 million in Falcon 9, Rocket Lab hopes their rocket may be at the forefront of new small launcher launches – cheaper rockets that may be ready to run faster at lower costs.
This was the third start of the company, completing the first ("This is a test") in May 2017 and the second ("Still testing") in January 2018. The business time this year was supposed to rise, but various delays triggered work.
There were 6 rockets on the deck different satellites, and a total of seven practical workloads for different companies. One of them was a train sailing demonstrator designed to orbit the practice of space junk orbit. Named NABEO, it was developed by High Performance Space Structure Systems GmBH (HPS GmbH) in Germany.
The train sail demonstrator will remain locked up at the top of the rocket, known as CurieRocket Lab
Also on board was a student-led experiment from six high school schools in Irvine, California called Irvine01. This cubicle will capture images of Venus and other sky objects, as well as a new electric power system on board.
The ship had two Lemur-2 cubes produced by Spire Global from California to monitor the weather and track aircraft on Earth. The weather satellite Cicero-10 for the California company GeoOptics and two Proxima cubesats from the Australian company Fleet were also launched.
"We are thrilled that we are the leading representatives of the small satellite launching industry, reopening orbiting for a second time and deploying more payloads," Beck said in a statement. "The team performed a flawless flight with incredibly accurate orbital insertion."
When this launch is completed, the company is already preparing for the next flight. At the beginning of December, it plans to launch the mission of ELAna 19 in NASA, the first flight to the US Space Agency, and a benchmark that the company can start on a regular basis.
Rocket Lab, founded in 2006, wants to launch a rocket every month in 2019, then every two weeks until the end of 2019 and every week until 2020. The company's private launch pad in New Zealand has a license to launch up to 120 rockets a year.
"I think so [launch] is an important milestone for the industry, "Beck said Forbes before starting "There are so many customers. It really is a starting point for me."
Rocket Labs can spoil it in the future by starting its business time according to the belt because it aims to strengthen its position as a leader in the small-size satellite series.
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The rack picked up six satellites in orbitRocket Lab
Rocket Lab successfully launched its third rocket, the first fully commercial flight and the main turning point for the new company.
Their Electron rocket, nicknamed "It's Business Time," was removed from the company's first launch complex 1 in New Zealand's Maahia Peninsula at noon. 10.50 evening evening Nineteen minutes after launch, the two-stage rocket separation and the upper stage – Curie – took satellites to their final orbit 500 kilometers (310 miles) above the ground.
"The world wakes up to the new normal," says Peter Beck, Head of Rocket Lab. "With an electron, launch vehicle quickly and securely accesses space, there is now a small satellite reality."
The rocket is only 17 meters tall, with a quarter of the largest cousins, such as the SpaceX Falcon 9 rockets. But only $ 5.7 million, compared to $ 50 million in Falcon 9, Rocket Lab hopes their rocket may be at the forefront of new small launcher launches – cheaper rockets that may be ready to run faster at lower costs.
This was the third start of the company, completing the first ("This is a test") in May 2017 and its second ("Still Testing") in January 2018. The business time was scheduled to take off in April this year, but various delays delayed the launch.
There were six different satellites on the rocket and seven common cargo for different companies. One of them was a train sailing demonstrator designed to orbit the practice of space junk orbit. Named NABEO, it was developed by High Performance Space Structure Systems GmBH (HPS GmbH) in Germany.
The train sail demonstrator will remain locked up at the top of the rocket, known as CurieRocket Lab
Also on board was a student-led experiment from six high school schools in Irvine, California called Irvine01. This cubicle will capture images of Venus and other sky objects, as well as a new electric power system on board.
The ship had two Lemur-2 cubes produced by Spire Global from California to monitor the weather and track aircraft on Earth. The weather satellite Cicero-10 for the California company GeoOptics and two Proxima cubesats from the Australian company Fleet were also launched.
"We are thrilled that we are the leading representatives of the small satellite launching industry, reopening orbiting for a second time and deploying more payloads," Beck said in a statement. "The team performed a flawless flight with incredibly accurate orbital insertion."
When this launch is completed, the company is already preparing for the next flight. At the beginning of December, it plans to launch the mission of ELAna 19 in NASA, the first flight to the US Space Agency, and a benchmark that the company can start on a regular basis.
Rocket Lab, founded in 2006, wants to launch a rocket every month in 2019, then every two weeks until the end of 2019 and every week until 2020. The company's private launch pad in New Zealand has a license to launch up to 120 rockets a year.
"I think so [launch] is an important milestone for the industry, "Beck said Forbes before starting "There are so many customers. It really is a starting point for me."
Rocket Labs can spoil it in the future by starting its business time according to the belt because it aims to strengthen its position as a leader in the small-size satellite series.
